Living here
Nearest 4-year college42 mi
Nearest community college2 mi
Nearest technical college0 mi
High school graduates96.3%
College graduates34.8%
Doing business here
Economic development contacts, most local first:
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Kalispell Community Development
The Kalispell Community Development department of the City of Kalispell provides planning and development services, including oversight of the Economic Revolving Loan Fund, and references various council and planning board materials on the site.
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Montana West Economic Development
Montana West Economic Development is a private, non-profit organization serving Northwest Montana that promotes economic diversity, job growth, and healthy businesses by supporting entrepreneurs with loans, deals, and access to shovel-ready sites and related resources.
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Montana Business Assistance Connection
MBAC is a non-profit economic development organization in Helena that helps businesses start up, improve, expand, relocate, or transition to new ownership, offering loans, incubator space, sites, development technical assistance, and market information.
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Montana Department of Commerce
Montana Department of Commerce supports innovative industries to grow businesses locally, state-wide and internationally, strengthening Montana's economy and creating job opportunities for hard-working Montanans. Commerce also encourages existing companies to relocate to Montana and enjoy the benefits of doing business under the Big Sky.
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Montana Eco Developers Association
The Montana Economic Developers Association (MEDA) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit formed to connect economic developers and partners to grow Montana’s economy through education, advocacy, and collaboration.
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NorthWestern Energy Economic Development
NorthWestern Energy's Economic Development team works to retain existing jobs, promote business expansion, and recruit new businesses in the Montana, South Dakota, Nebraska service area, partnering with local and statewide economic development entities and community, state, and national leaders.
State sales taxNone
State income taxYes
Right-to-work stateNo